Jeremy deBeer provides some much needed perspective on the CARFAC warning over a Library and Archives Canada copyright license. DeBeer notes that the contract is indeed overbroad, yet so too were CARFAC's exaggerated claims over the impact of signing the license.
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Kapica on Canadian Wireless Data Rates
The Globe's Jack Kapica renews concerns that the iPhone won't come into the Canadian market until wireless data prices come down.
Fair Use at the NY Film Festival
BoingBoing points to this YouTube video involving Brian De Palma and references to the inadequacy of fair use.
Privacy Commissioner Investigating PM Harper Over New Year Card
The Edmonton Sun reports that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating a complaint related to the distribution of Jewish New Year cards from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The card raised questions in my household as well – where did Harper get data on Jewish addresses?
ISP Transparency in the UK
While my column this week focused on Canadian ISP transparency, the BBC reports that similar issues have arisen in the UK, where the Ofcom Consumer Panel is trying to address concerns that consumers are being misled about broadband services.
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 237: A Conversation with Jason Woywada of BCFIPA on Political Party Privacy and Bill C-4 
Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy 
Government Reverses on Privacy and the Charter: Department of Justice Analysis Concludes Political Party Privacy Bill Raises No Charter of Rights Effects 
“Big Brother Tactics”: Why Bill C-2’s New Warrantless Disclosure Demand Powers Extend Far Beyond Internet and Telecom Providers 
Government Seeks To Exempt Political Parties From Privacy Laws Even As CRTC Reports They Are Leading Source of Spam Complaints
